Orange County Fire Rescue performed life‑saving measures at a Saturday drowning call and transported the child to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, officials said.

The downtown Orlando Public Library is slated for an $18 million renovation this fall, reworking the first floor with a larger children’s area and new meeting rooms. Detailed plans will be unveiled later this month.

Bee Healthy Cafe will test converting its Quail Springs store to Nature’s Table on Aug. 1 as parent Fast Fresh Brands expands beyond Oklahoma. The switch will be tracked monthly as a pilot.

A federal judge in Albany gave Jun Wang 70 months after prosecutors say he redeemed more than $2.2M in gift cards bought from scam victims and routed proceeds through Florida stores.

Green Papaya Thai & Sushi Bar will move into a 6,500‑sq‑ft Windermere storefront at 8695 Conroy‑Windermere Road — the latest tenant in a space that has cycled through multiple restaurants since the early 2000s.

Two Orange County deputies were taken to hospitals after a Snowberry Circle garage fire; the State Fire Marshal has been contacted to investigate.

A Palm Bay father accepted a no-contest plea and was sentenced to 38 years after his 12-year-old son was found beaten and left in a laundry room in 2021. The case has drawn years of local scrutiny and an earlier plea from a co-defendant.

Taurus landed an $85.4M refinancing for two Orlando multifamily properties it bought in 2021, covering 532 units and underscoring renewed lender interest in stabilized assets.

A fatal crash closed northbound SR‑417 near Oviedo early Friday, forcing hours‑long closures and traffic diversions while troopers investigated.

Feral hogs have been tearing up yards in Edgewater; the city says crews trapped about 50 in the last three months and warns the problem isn’t solved.

Downtown Orlando’s Shin Sushi is opening an all‑you‑can‑eat outpost in Clermont’s former Good Town Buffet space. A soft opening is scheduled for Thursday.

A Wisconsin woman was arrested at Orlando International Airport after investigators say she drove her rental van into a Windsor Island Resort guard in Davenport. She faces aggravated battery and aggravated assault warrants.

Hot and sticky in Orlando today with highs near 95°F and feels-like temps over 100. Cooling centers and transit options are available for relief.